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Descendants of Christop Francke

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  CHRISTOP1 FRANCKE was born Abt. 1760 in Danzig, Pomerania (Gdansk, Poland), and died 1806.

 

More About CHRISTOP FRANCKE:

Fact 1: Christop was a shoemaker in Danzig

Fact 2: he died before Gabrial was married 16 Apr 1807

       

Child of CHRISTOP FRANCKE is:

2.                i.       GABRIAL2 FRANCKE, b. Abt. 1780, Rethem Aller, Germany.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  GABRIAL2 FRANCKE (CHRISTOP1) was born Abt. 1780 in Rethem Aller, Germany.  He married MARGARETHE ELIZABETH DROESCHER 16 Apr 1807, daughter of HEINRICH DROESCHER and WILHELMINE VORTMANN.  She was born 17 Apr 1781.

 

More About GABRIAL FRANCKE:

Fact 1: Gabriel was a local glazier.

Occupation: Master Glazier

 

More About MARGARETHE ELIZABETH DROESCHER:

Baptism: 19 Apr 1781, Rethem, Germany

       

Children of GABRIAL FRANCKE and MARGARETHE DROESCHER are:

                   i.       DORTHEA MARIE ELIZABETH3 FRANCKE, b. 21 Aug 1807; d. Mar 1819, Germany.

3.               ii.       SIEGMUND CHRISTOPH HERMANN FRANCK, b. 25 Sep 1809, Rethem / Aller, Germany; d. 24 Sep 1880.

4.              iii.       ANTON GEORGE LOUIS FRANCK, b. 19 Aug 1812, Rethem / Aller, Germany; d. 10 Sep 1889, Louisa County, VA.

                 iv.       CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH ERNST FRANCK, b. 15 Jan 1816, Rethem / Aller, Germany; d. 12 Feb 1816, Rethem / Aller, Germany.

                  v.       GEORGE FRIEDRICH ERNST FRANCK, b. 17 Jan 1818, Rethem / Aller, Germany; d. 04 Dec 1818, Rethem / Aller, Germany.

5.              vi.       ERNST WILHELM FRIEDRICH FRANCK, b. 28 Oct 1819, Rethem / Aller, Germany; d. 02 Oct 1888, Richmond, Virginia.

                vii.       WILHELM HEINRICH ADOLPH FRANCK, b. Jul 1822, Rethem / Aller, Germany; d. 31 Mar 1823, Rethem / Aller, Germany.

6.            viii.       GEORGE AUGUST FRIEDRICH FRANCK, b. 18 Apr 1824; d. 08 Jul 1905.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

3.  SIEGMUND CHRISTOPH HERMANN3 FRANCK (GABRIAL2 FRANCKE, CHRISTOP1) was born 25 Sep 1809 in Rethem / Aller, Germany, and died 24 Sep 1880.

 

More About SIEGMUND CHRISTOPH HERMANN FRANCK:

Fact 1: disembarked at Baltimore around 1840

       

Child of SIEGMUND CHRISTOPH HERMANN FRANCK is:

                   i.       DORTHEA4 FRANCK, b. 05 May 1845; m. LOUIS GALLMEYER.

 

 

4.  ANTON GEORGE LOUIS3 FRANCK (GABRIAL2 FRANCKE, CHRISTOP1) was born 19 Aug 1812 in Rethem / Aller, Germany, and died 10 Sep 1889 in Louisa County, VA.  He married (1) MELUSINA HARFES, daughter of FREDRICK HARFES and CATHERINE KUEHNE.    He married (2) JANE ELLEN POINDEXTER. 

 

More About ANTON GEORGE LOUIS FRANCK:

Fact 1: disembarked at Baltimore around 1840

       

Children of ANTON FRANCK and MELUSINA HARFES are:

7.                i.       BERNARD THEODORE4 FRANCK, b. 09 Nov 1835, Hannover, Germany; d. 17 Sep 1895.

                  ii.       LOUIS E FRANCK, b. 1837.

                 iii.       MATHILDA FRANCK, b. 1847, Richmond, Virginia.

                 iv.       EMMA FANNIE FRANCK, b. 1849, Richmond, Virginia.

 

       

Children of ANTON FRANCK and JANE POINDEXTER are:

                  v.       CHARLES DABNEY4 FRANCK, b. 1867.

                 vi.       JOHN ROBERT FRANCK, b. 1868.

                vii.       ELIZABETH FRANCK, b. 1872.

 

 

5.  ERNST WILHELM FRIEDRICH3 FRANCK (GABRIAL2 FRANCKE, CHRISTOP1) was born 28 Oct 1819 in Rethem / Aller, Germany, and died 02 Oct 1888 in Richmond, Virginia.  He married FRANCES EMMA MATHILDA HARFES 10 Oct 1850 in St. John's Lutheran Church, Richmond, VA, daughter of FREDRICK HARFES and CATHERINE KUEHNE.  She was born 28 Oct 1822, and died 02 Oct 1898.

 

More About ERNST WILHELM FRIEDRICH FRANCK:

Baptism: 14 Nov 1819, Rethem / Aller, Germany

Fact 1: disembarked at Baltimore around 1840

Namesake: Ernst Wilhelm Friedrich Philipp Droescher

       

Children of ERNST FRANCK and FRANCES HARFES are:

8.                i.       ERNST GEORGE4 FRANCK, b. 05 Sep 1851; d. 25 Apr 1909, St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Big Rapids, MI.

9.               ii.       ALBERT FREDERICK FRANCK, b. 31 Oct 1853; d. 31 Jan 1924.

                 iii.       JOHN FRANCK, b. 20 Mar 1856.

                 iv.       FANNIE R. M. FRANCK, b. 19 Feb 1857; d. 04 Jun 1934; m. AUGUST KRINGLE; b. 30 Nov 1858; d. 30 Apr 1949.

                  v.       LAURA EMILIE DORTHEA FRANCK, b. 24 Sep 1859; d. 01 Jan 1908; m. JOHN HAROLD; b. 22 Feb 1855.

                 vi.       CHARLES LOUIS FRANCK, b. 20 Dec 1862; d. 21 Aug 1964.

                vii.       ROSALIND MATHILDE FRANCK, b. 28 Oct 1866; d. 26 Mar 1956; m. FREDERICK MELBRECH; b. 10 Oct 1864; d. 03 Jan 1926.

 

 

6.  GEORGE AUGUST FRIEDRICH3 FRANCK (GABRIAL2 FRANCKE, CHRISTOP1) was born 18 Apr 1824, and died 08 Jul 1905.  He married (1) MARY.  She was born 1820, and died 1903.  He married (2) ELIZABETH DOES BECKER.  She was born 1828, and died 1913.

 

More About GEORGE AUGUST FRIEDRICH FRANCK:

Fact 1: disembarked at Baltimore around 1840

       

Children of GEORGE FRANCK and MARY are:

                   i.       JOSEPHINE HENRIETTA4 FRANCK, b. 1854.

10.             ii.       GEORGE LEWIS FRANCK, b. 1857.

                 iii.       ADOLPHUS FRANCK, b. 1860.

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

7.  BERNARD THEODORE4 FRANCK (ANTON GEORGE LOUIS3, GABRIAL2 FRANCKE, CHRISTOP1) was born 09 Nov 1835 in Hannover, Germany, and died 17 Sep 1895.  He married LETITIA BLACKBURN.  She was born 15 Oct 1836 in Henrico County, VA, and died 11 Jan 1914.

       

Children of BERNARD FRANCK and LETITIA BLACKBURN are:

                   i.       ANDREW JACKSON5 FRANCK, b. 1858.

                  ii.       LESLIE T. FRANCK, b. 1860.

                 iii.       BERNARD THEODORE FRANCK, b. 1862.

                 iv.       CHARLES ALBERT FRANCK, b. 1864.

                  v.       HORACE W FRANCK, b. 1868.

                 vi.       FREDERICK HARFES FRANCK, b. 1870.

                vii.       KENNEDY CAMPBELL FRANCK, b. 1873.

               viii.       ALFRED CRENSHAW FRANCK, b. 1876.

 

 

8.  ERNST GEORGE4 FRANCK (ERNST WILHELM FRIEDRICH3, GABRIAL2 FRANCKE, CHRISTOP1) was born 05 Sep 1851, and died 25 Apr 1909 in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Big Rapids, MI.  He married MARY KATHERINA WENDLER 1875, daughter of JOHN WENDLER and ROSINE KALBFLEISCH.  She was born 15 Dec 1855, and died 18 Mar 1921.

 

More About ERNST GEORGE FRANCK:

Graduation: Abt. 1890, Concordia Seminary, River Forest, IL

Occupation: Pastor

       

Children of ERNST FRANCK and MARY WENDLER are:

11.              i.       ERNST JOHN5 FRANCK, b. 08 Apr 1877; d. 1950.

12.             ii.       FANNIE F. FRANCK, b. 30 Jun 1878.

                 iii.       ANNA LAURA MATHILDA FRANCK, b. 24 Jan 1880; d. 1895.

                 iv.       ALFRED H A FRANCK, b. 24 Nov 1881; d. 1881.

13.             v.       THEODORE HENRY HERMAN FRANCK, b. 20 Mar 1884; d. 1970.

                 vi.       GEORGE AUGUST FRANCK, b. 01 Apr 1885; m. CLARA AMBROSIUS; b. 1884; d. 1918.

                vii.       EDWIN F. FRANCK, b. 31 Mar 1887; m. LOUISE ENGELMAN; b. 1891.

14.          viii.       ALBERT F. O. FRANCK, b. 11 Jan 1889; d. 12 Dec 1956.

15.             ix.       OTTO EMIL GUSTAV FRANCK, b. 25 Jan 1891; d. 26 May 1959, Big Rapids, Michigan.

                   x.       OSCAR WALTER FRANCK, b. 03 Feb 1893; d. 21 Mar 1944; m. (1) CLARA A. MURSCH; b. 26 Nov 1903; d. 24 May 1925; m. (2) HELEN MARIE NELSON; b. 14 Aug 1900.

                  xi.       RUTH META HELENE FRANCK, b. 18 Apr 1895; d. 15 Aug 1900.

16.            xii.       VICTOR HERBERT FRANCK, b. 04 Sep 1897; d. 11 Nov 1961.

 

 

9.  ALBERT FREDERICK4 FRANCK (ERNST WILHELM FRIEDRICH3, GABRIAL2 FRANCKE, CHRISTOP1) was born 31 Oct 1853, and died 31 Jan 1924.  He married HENRIETTA CONRADINE WILKENING.  She was born 12 Feb 1856, and died 11 Mar 1924.

       

Children of ALBERT FRANCK and HENRIETTA WILKENING are:

17.              i.       ALBERT ERNEST WILLIAM5 FRANCK, b. 04 Jan 1878; d. 13 Nov 1955, Patterson, New Jersey.

                  ii.       FREDERICK GEORGE FRANCK, b. 15 Dec 1879; d. 22 Dec 1963, Blue Ridge Hospital, Charlottsville; m. (1) RUBY M. PRICE, 15 Feb 1911; b. 09 Jan 1879; d. 14 Jul 1920; m. (2) FLORENCE FRANCK, 16 Oct 1926; b. 1886; d. 18 Dec 1966, Kilmarnock, Virginia.

 

More About FREDERICK GEORGE FRANCK:

Burial: 24 Dec 1963, Riverview Cemetery C-32-4

 

More About FLORENCE FRANCK:

Burial: Riverview Cemetery M-52-4

 

18.            iii.       HELEN MARIE FANNIE FRANCK, b. 05 Dec 1881; d. 12 Dec 1918, Richmond, Virginia - from Flu epidemic.

                 iv.       CLARA LAURA IDA FRANCK, b. 25 Sep 1883; d. 28 May 1967.

 

More About CLARA LAURA IDA FRANCK:

Burial: Riverview Cemetery M-54-4

 

19.             v.       WILLIAM VICTOR FRANCK, b. 26 Aug 1885; d. 05 Dec 1965, Richmond, Virginia.

20.            vi.       OTTO EMIL FRANCK, b. 16 Jun 1887; d. 06 Nov 1935.

21.           vii.       MATHILDA ADELE FRANCK, b. 20 Mar 1889, Gravel Hill Farm; d. 23 Jan 1972.

22.          viii.       DOROTHY MARGARET FRANCK, b. 15 Oct 1890; d. 1958.

23.             ix.       ANNIE AUGUSTA FRANCK, b. 20 Mar 1893; d. 22 Aug 1969.

24.              x.       RUDOLPH JOHN FRANCK, b. 19 Oct 1894; d. 19 Feb 1976, McGuire VA Hospital, Richmond, VA.

 

 

10.  GEORGE LEWIS4 FRANCK (GEORGE AUGUST FRIEDRICH3, GABRIAL2 FRANCKE, CHRISTOP1) was born 1857.  He married MINNIE DUSCH.  She was born 1859.

       

Child of GEORGE FRANCK and MINNIE DUSCH is:

25.              i.       GEORGE FRANCIS5 FRANCK, b. 1890.

 

 

Generation No. 5

 

11.  ERNST JOHN5 FRANCK (ERNST GEORGE4, ERNST WILHELM FRIEDRICH3, GABRIAL2 FRANCKE, CHRISTOP1) was born 08 Apr 1877, and died 1950.  He married LYDIA M FREIBURG.  She was born 1882, and died 1978.

       

Children of ERNST FRANCK and LYDIA FREIBURG are:

                   i.       HAROLD VICTOR6 FRANCK, b. 25 Feb 1912; d. 04 Mar 1999; m. ELENORA BEATRICE MURSCH, 15 Jun 1946; b. 16 Aug 1915.

26.             ii.       KENNETH HERMAN FRANCK, b. 23 Mar 1915.

27.            iii.       JOHN ERNEST FRANCK, b. 1916.

28.            iv.       BETTY LOUISE FRANCK, b. 14 May 1921.

 

 

12.  FANNIE F.5 FRANCK (ERNST GEORGE4, ERNST WILHELM FRIEDRICH3, GABRIAL2 FRANCKE, CHRISTOP1) was born 30 Jun 1878.  She married PAUL M MEHNERT.  He was born 1879.

       

Children of FANNIE FRANCK and PAUL MEHNERT are:

29.              i.       WALTER E A6 MEHNERT, b. 1904.

30.             ii.       ERNEST P J MEHNERT, b. 1906.

31.            iii.       ARTHUR O MEHNERT, b. 1908.

32.            iv.       PAUL M MEHNERT, b. 1909.

33.             v.       FRANK H MEHNERT, b. 1912.

 

 

13.  THEODORE HENRY HERMAN5 FRANCK (ERNST GEORGE4, ERNST WILHELM FRIEDRICH3, GABRIAL2 FRANCKE, CHRISTOP1) was born 20 Mar 1884, and died 1970.  He married ALFREIDA ELIZABETH SCHALLER.  She was born 1887.

       

Children of THEODORE FRANCK and ALFREIDA SCHALLER are:

34.              i.       ALFRED GEORGE6 FRANCK, b. 1914; d. 18 Jul 2003.

35.             ii.       RUTH HELEN FRANCK, b. 1915.

 

 

14.  ALBERT F. O.5 FRANCK (ERNST GEORGE4, ERNST WILHELM FRIEDRICH3, GABRIAL2 FRANCKE, CHRISTOP1) was born 11 Jan 1889, and died 12 Dec 1956.  He married MAGDELENA BUSCH.  She was born 28 Apr 1888, and died 28 Feb 1978.

       

Children of ALBERT FRANCK and MAGDELENA BUSCH are:

36.              i.       GERALD ERNEST OTTO6 FRANCK, b. 24 Sep 1912; d. 06 Jan 1958.

37.             ii.       CLARENCE V. O. FRANCK, b. 27 Dec 1914; d. 18 Oct 1982.

38.            iii.       CLARA MARIE FRANCK, b. 22 Feb 1918; d. 01 Jan 1990.

39.            iv.       ROBERT JAMES FRANCK, b. 24 Mar 1921; d. 04 Apr 1970.

40.             v.       FLORENCE LOUISE FRANCK, b. 1923.

 

 

15.  OTTO EMIL GUSTAV5 FRANCK (ERNST GEORGE4, ERNST WILHELM FRIEDRICH3, GABRIAL2 FRANCKE, CHRISTOP1) was born 25 Jan 1891, and died 26 May 1959 in Big Rapids, Michigan.  He married FLOSSIE CARLTON, daughter of WILLIAM CARLTON and JOSEPHINE HESS.  She was born 09 Apr 1906, and died 1994 in Big Rapids, Michigan.

 

More About OTTO EMIL GUSTAV FRANCK:

Fact 1: Nickname: Boney

       

Children of OTTO FRANCK and FLOSSIE CARLTON are:

41.              i.       MARY ANNA6 FRANCK, b. 17 Jun 1925; d. 1986.

42.             ii.       JAMES CARLTON FRANCK, b. 30 Sep 1926.

43.            iii.       MARJORIE ELLEN FRANCK, b. 10 Mar 1928.

44.            iv.       JOAN LEE FRANCK, b. 26 Jul 1931, Big Rapids, Michigan; d. 19 Nov 1985, Big Rapids, Michigan.

45.             v.       LOIS IRENE FRANCK, b. 24 Nov 1934.

46.            vi.       SALLY JOSEPHINE FRANCK, b. 06 Jul 1939.

 

 

16.  VICTOR HERBERT5 FRANCK (ERNST GEORGE4, ERNST WILHELM FRIEDRICH3, GABRIAL2 FRANCKE, CHRISTOP1) was born 04 Sep 1897, and died 11 Nov 1961.  He married JENNIE ARVILLA BAIRD.  She was born 27 Nov 1900, and died 12 Apr 1982.

       

Children of VICTOR FRANCK and JENNIE BAIRD are:

47.              i.       WILLIAM B.6 FRANCK, b. 13 Dec 1923; d. 06 Jun 1969.

48.             ii.       VIRGINIA FRANCK, b. 1928.

 

 

17.  ALBERT ERNEST WILLIAM5 FRANCK (ALBERT FREDERICK4, ERNST WILHELM FRIEDRICH3, GABRIAL2 FRANCKE, CHRISTOP1) was born 04 Jan 1878, and died 13 Nov 1955 in Patterson, New Jersey.  He married SARAH STEIGLEDER 03 Jul 1900 in St. John's Episcopal Church,, daughter of JACOB STEIGLEDER and MARY BUTTIMER.  She was born 23 Jun 1870 in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, and died 27 Dec 1953 in Patterson, New Jersey.

 

More About ALBERT ERNEST WILLIAM FRANCK:

Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia

       

Children of ALBERT FRANCK and SARAH STEIGLEDER are:

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